Irrigation Practice Quiz Part 1

What is irrigation?

• The process of natural rainfall supplying water to plants

• The process of artificially supplying water to plants

• The process of slowing evaporation from the soil surface

• The process of slowing transpiration from leaf surfaces.

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The joint Water 2070 report indicates that Florida's

• water use will approximately double in the next 50 years.

• agriculture industry will have to use desalinized water for irrigation.

• potable water supply will have to come from outside sources.

• demand for fresh water will remain the same over the next 50 years.

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The statewide water conservation certification program whose goals are supported by FNGLA is

• Florida-Friendly Landscaping

• Florida Water Star

• Florida Champ

• Florida Irrigation Conservation

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The joint program of UF/IFAS and the FDEP that encourages use of low maintenance plants and environmentally sustainable practices is

• Florida Sustainable Environment.

• Florida Best Management Practices.

• Florida Water Star.

• Florida-Friendly Landscaping

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A well-designed irrigation system provides

• higher rates of application to flush excess fertilizers.

• flexible use of rain sensors and backflow prevention devices.

• uniform water application in separate hydrozones.

• one standard scheduling option to prevent incorrect use.

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A portion of the landscape area where plants with similar water needs are grouped is a

• planting bed.

• hydrozone.

• microclimate.

• coverage zone.

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Treated domestic wastewater that is considered safe for landscape irrigation use is

• reclaimed water.

• desalinized water.

• deionized water.

• precipitation water.

High soluble salt levels in reclaimed irrigation water may lead to

• increased production capacity

• improved growth rate

• marginal leaf browning

• increased flower production

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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The amount of water applied to the landscape expressed as inches per hour or inches per minute is the

• frequency rate.

• hydrozone rate.

• water rate.

• precipitation rate.

A device that operates the timing, frequency and duration of automatic irrigation systems is a/an

• valve.

• emitter.

• controller.

• meter